Of the two million prisoners in Europe, at least 400,000 suffer
from a significant mental disorder. Overcrowding, bullying,
marginalization, stigma and discrimination have a negative influence
on mental health.2 There is also considerable co-morbidity,
with the overall percentage of prisoners who suffer from a mental
health problem and/or drug dependency estimated to be 60–65%.
Indeed, the prevalence of drug use among prisoners is high; for
male prisoners, the prevalence rates range between 10% and 48%. In
general terms, the lifetime prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity
among drug users in prison is two to three times higher than in the
general population.
Young offenders are more likely to become adult offenders of the
future if they do not receive early intervention and care. Young people
are 18 times more likely to commit suicide in prison than in the
community, and they have an even greater prevalence of poormental
health than adults, with 95% having at least one mental health
problem and 80% having more than one mental health problem.
Imprisoned women are far more likely to have had traumatic
experiences in early childhood than imprisoned men; these events
include early sexual, mental and physical abuse. Half of these
women will have experienced domestic violence, one-third sexual
assault and one in 10 will have attempted suicide before being
imprisoned. Eight out of 10 women in prisons will suffer from
diagnosable mental health problems, and two-thirds will be drug
dependent or use alcohol to dangerous excess
Of the two million prisoners in Europe, at least 400,000 suffer
from a significant mental disorder. Overcrowding, bullying,
marginalization, stigma and discrimination have a negative influence
on mental health.2 There is also considerable co-morbidity,
with the overall percentage of prisoners who suffer from a mental
health problem and/or drug dependency estimated to be 60–65%.
Indeed, the prevalence of drug use among prisoners is high; for
male prisoners, the prevalence rates range between 10% and 48%. In
general terms, the lifetime prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity
among drug users in prison is two to three times higher than in the
general population.
Young offenders are more likely to become adult offenders of the
future if they do not receive early intervention and care. Young people
are 18 times more likely to commit suicide in prison than in the
community, and they have an even greater prevalence of poormental
health than adults, with 95% having at least one mental health
problem and 80% having more than one mental health problem.
Imprisoned women are far more likely to have had traumatic
experiences in early childhood than imprisoned men; these events
include early sexual, mental and physical abuse. Half of these
women will have experienced domestic violence, one-third sexual
assault and one in 10 will have attempted suicide before being
imprisoned. Eight out of 10 women in prisons will suffer from
diagnosable mental health problems, and two-thirds will be drug
dependent or use alcohol to dangerous excess
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